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We have been getting a lot of questions about legal swimsuits, such as: Is my swimsuit legal? Is my swimsuit legal for high school? Is my swimsuit legal for USA Swimming? I don’t see my swimsuit on the approved list of swimsuits?

Well hopefully the following updated list of FINA approved swimsuits will help answer your questions. All of the racing swimsuits on this list are approved for high school swimming, USA Swimming, YMCA swim meets, and college meets. But as last year showed us you might want to check with the governing body or with the swim meet refs to see if they have any further restrictions on swimsuits.

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I see that the Nike swift II was approved. Does anyone know the difference between the Nike swift and Nike Swift II or know where I can find product information on it? And I am curious as to why the Swift wasn’t approved but the Swift II was?

The Nike Swift II is the same suit as the Nike Swift but without the zoned tension and without the silicone. Both of these elements are now illegal. The zoned tension is considered a double layer swimsuit – which is illegal and the silicone is not a woven material – which is also illegal. I just received word that the Nike Swift II will be available in mid-end of February.